by Christine | Aug 22, 2012 | Welcome Column
Most bands I’ve been in have had a love/hate relationship with setlists. Most bands you see moving seamlessly from song to song at a festival performance do so because they have a setlist and have practiced it as a whole. The songs are carefully chosen to convey the...
by Christine | Aug 10, 2014 | Welcome Column
I’ve always loved Brooks Judd’s Ten Items posts so I’ll steal his idea today and tell you about my summer vacation. My real summer vacation is happening right now at the Good Old Fashioned Festival near Hollister, but my “vacation” just past (notice the quotes) took...
by Christine | Dec 18, 2003 | Welcome Column
Thursday, December 18, 2003 Okay, so this is not a story strictly related to bluegrass. Alright…..it’s not related to bluegrass music at all. But I’ll bet with a lot of time on my hands and way, way more talent than I actually have, I could use the story to write a...
by Christine | Sep 16, 2009 | Welcome Column
There was a lively thread on the Message Board recently wherein a reader made the “shameful admission” that his record collection didn’t have any Doyle Lawson. The admission was followed by a number of responses, suggesting some good recordings to fill out his...
by Christine | Aug 30, 2015 | Welcome Column
Sunday, August 30, 2015I have always been a huge fan of my fellow welcome columnist, Brooks Judd. His ten items or fewer concept has amused, entertained and challenged over the years with random observations about the world we all inhabit. So today for my fifth Sunday...
